The ARIA database contains more than 300 high temperature-related events that have occurred in France. Such events affect all types of industrial facilities and occur throughout the country. This ARIA Flash features a few examples of high temperature-related events and[...]
Promoting a modal shift towards rail transport features among the priorities of the French government’s multiannual energy programme. Recent derailments of railcars carrying dangerous goods at branch-line terminal facilities within classified sites show that certain best practices on safe transportation[...]
As industrial operations resume in the wake of a health crisis, this Flash bulletin emphasises the recommendations derived from analyses of accidents occurring during the restart of operations. In addition to following the recommendations of the health authorities, it is[...]
At approx. 2.15 p.m., during a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period, in the “acid” room of a specialist baby food manufacturing plant, 400l of 96%-concentration sulphuric acid was accidentally transferred into a 30% nitric acid storage tank containing 1,250l. A yellowish[...]
At around 00.20, a 120m-long barge carrying 2,200t of vinyl chloride (extremely flammable and carcinogenic gas) was damaged during locking. Navigation was stopped along a 10km stretch. A 400m security perimeter was set up and 20 local homes were evacuated,[...]
Content of newsletter Nr 12 (Second semester 2019) : Flash ARIA - Hazardous : beware of incompatibilities ! Synthesis - Manufacturing vegetable oils : a risky business Accident report - Improving safety through feedback 14th IMPEL seminar "lessons learnt from[...]
In a refinery, at around 3.35 a.m., an alarm in the control room informed the operators of a fire in the distilling unit. At around 4.00 a.m., the flames had reached a height of 50 m and had engulfed an area of 2,500 m². The[...]
All industrial activity can be expected to undergo changes, to varying degrees, throughout its life cycle, especially to maintain its efficiency. These changes often come with the development of new processes, an increase in the level of safety, regulatory modifications,[...]
This ARIA newsflash lists the causes of the various cases of collapse and rupture of silos compiled in the ARIA accidentology database. It reminds the appropriate questions to ask and the guides available to avoid collapses of concrete cells. As[...]
